adjective#5,772 by frequency
deaf
/dɛf/
Unable to hear; Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive
- comparative
- deafer
- superlative
- deafest
Meanings
- 1
Unable (or partially able) to hear
He pretends to be deaf.
Tatoeba · Sibelius · CC BY 2.0 FR
Are you deaf or stupid?
Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive
- 3
Of or relating to the community of deaf peoplerare
- 4
Obscurely heard; stifled; deadenedrare
- 5
Decayed; tasteless; uselessrare